Turkish jets demolish cemetery of martyrs in Southern Kurdistan

A cemetery of martyrs has been bombed in yesterday’s airstrikes by the Turkish army in Southern Kurdistan.

Warplanes of the invading Turkish army carried out strikes on Alye Reş, Bestê and Maradu villages in Jarawa subdistrict in Qeladizê district of Southern Kurdistan Sunday evening.

The Martyr Gulan and Martyr Simko cemetery in Maradu village was also shelled in the bombardment. While several graves were demolished, Martyr Gulan and Martyr Simko Museum, where photographs and memories of the martyrs are kept, was razed to the ground.

The attack furthermore damaged many trees in the cemetery and demolished the area built for visitors. A Quran and books in the cemetery scattered around as a result of the bombardment which also caused damage to many areas of local people.

The invading Turkish army has bombed and demolished many cemeteries of martyrs in Northern Kurdistan and Afrin before as part of its ISIS-like practices.